FAQs

There are lots of great reasons to join WBDI!  They include:

• A network of professional music educators dedicated to a system of support

• Professional assistance for education ideas, travel, festivals, and clinics

• Opportunities to publish and foster avenues to develop special projects

• Awards, certificates and recognition for teachers

• Scholarship opportunities for continuing education

• Subscriptions to The Women Conductor and Band World

• Opportunity to create a channel of international exchange

• A mouthpiece for innovative ideas and professional input

• Opportunity to attend summer professional meetings in exotic and educational places

• An opportunity to make some of the best professional friendships you'll ever have!

We welcome anyone who is involved in music education, specifically instrumental/band music, to come and join our group. This includes current band directors, retired band directors, affiliates such as industry members, and music education students. We aim to bring women together, but anyone is welcome! 

Yes! Men are able to join as regular members and are able to take advantage of the various programs and initiatives we offer. The focus of this group is on women and the issues that they face, but all who support women and are open to the opportunity to learn from women are welcome. 

• Regular Membership: $60 ($40 to WBDI international, $20 to Michigan chapter)

• ​Student Membership: $30 ($25 to WBDI international, $5 to Michigan chapter)

• ​Affiliate (non-band director): (TBA) 

• Industry: (TBA)

• Honorary membership (TBA)

WBDI is an organization that endeavours to promote, support, mentor and encourage women band directors, including students entering the band field. Some of the benefits of membership include:

• Unique programs and initiatives that are catered specifically to fostering, encouraging and providing music educational benefit to women band directors and their students.

• Programing and initiatives that center on women and the unique issues they face.

• Being a part of a network of other women band directors in this state and beyond.

• Having allies in the field - people who may have had similar experiences because they are women.

• Fellowship, mentorship, promotion and recognition of women in the field of education.
  
  

WBDI programs and initiatives serve to promote, encourage and celebrate the efforts of women of all ages and levels of experience and pedagogy. 

The purpose of WBDI is to further and support band and band music. We do not compete with other organizations, and look to enhance work that is already being done by other great organizations while supporting and promoting women in the field.

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